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Are Marginalized Women Being Left Behind? A Population Based Study Of Institutional Births In Rural India, Paul Adamson, Karl Krupp, Bhavana Niranjankumar, Alexandra H. Freeman, Mudassir Khan, Purnima Madhivanan
Are Marginalized Women Being Left Behind? A Population Based Study Of Institutional Births In Rural India, Paul Adamson, Karl Krupp, Bhavana Niranjankumar, Alexandra H. Freeman, Mudassir Khan, Purnima Madhivanan
Department of Epidemiology
Background
While India has made significant progress in reducing maternal mortality, attaining further declines will require increased skilled birth attendance and institutional delivery among marginalized and difficult to reach populations.
Methods
A population-based survey was carried out among 16 randomly selected rural villages in rural Mysore District in Karnataka, India between August and September 2008. All households in selected villages were enumerated and women with children 6 years of age or younger underwent an interviewer-administered questionnaire on antenatal care and institutional delivery.
Results
Institutional deliveries in rural areas of Mysore District increased from 51% to 70% between 2002 and 2008. …